Shears-support.



W. IVI. JOHNSON.

SHEARS SUPPORT.

APPLlcATxoN FILED FEB. la. |911.

Patented Apr. 30,1918.

alitoznm WILLIAM M. JOHNSON, OF MOMENCE, ILLINOIS.

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speeiacation of Letters Patent.

Patented dpr. 3d, 191%..

Application inea February 13,1917. serial No. 14s,44a.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States', residing at Momence, in the county of Kankakee and State of Illinois, have invented certain` useful Improvements in Shears-Supports, of which the following is va specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

The present invention relates to supports, and has particular reference to an improved device for supporting shears and other tools used by workmen, and which are adapted to be carried for convenient grasping.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a comparatively simple, light and foldable support peculiarly adapted toreceive a air of shears and hold them in 3osit P tion for vready grasping, and within easy reach of the workman.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a `support ofthis character provided with a supporting frame or ring having an open side which is closed by a movable finger and against which the shears may be pressed and forced into the ring for engaging the shears with the support without the necessity of guiding the points of the shears into the supporting frame or rin g.

The above and other objects and advantages of this invention will `be more fully brought out in the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is afface View ofthe device secured to a garment andsupporting a pair of' shears. t

` Fig. 2 is an enlarged face view of the device in folded position; i

j Fig. 3 is anedgeview of the same. t

` Fig. 4 is a detail sectional enlarged view of the movable finger at one side of the suspension frame.,l

block.

Referring to this drawing, 10 designates an attachingfplate whichis provided at its against theback thereof and being bent upwardly to provide "a substantially U-shaped Fig. 5is a perspective detail" of thewedge pocket 12 for a' purpose which will hereinafter appear. `The bottom, or lower end of the -plate 10is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 13 through which projects the shank 14 of a slide 15. The lower end of theslide 15 is overturned inwardly and is thence bent upon itself to provide a' down` wardly extending tongue 16 having a pocket 17 formed at its inner end. The pocket 12 opens upwardly and the pocket 17 opens downwardly.

A thumb nut 18 is threaded upon the stem 14 and binds against the outer face of the plate 10 to secure the slide 15 in adjusted position. The slide 15 is also provided with a longitudinal slot 19 in its upper end through which projects a guiding pin 20, the latter being carried upon the plate 10 and cooperating with the stud 14 to hold the tongue l? from swinging upon the lower end of the p ate. j

The plate 10'is provided intermediate its ends with a suspension frame 21 whichmay be of any desired configuration, the frame in the present instance being shown as of rec`` tangular form and being connected by a hinge 22 at one of its long sides to the outer face of the plate 10. The hinge 22 may have a leaf portion 23` projecting through a `slot formed in the middle of the plate 10 and which is secured against the rear side of the plate 10. The frame 21 is yieldingly held in outwardly swung position at right angles to the plate 10, and flat against the outer face of the plate 10, by a spring 24 which is secured to `thelower end of the plate 10 and extends upwardly andisofset outwardlyat its upper end to provide a supporting shoulder A25 against which the lower bar of the frame seats when the frame yis swung outwardly. `The offset portion of the spring 24 engages over the inner bar of the frame` and yieldinglyv holds the frame in adjusted position. j One side of the frame 21 f is preferably openor discontinued. The open side is nor-` mally closed by a finger 26 which is pivoted` as at 27 to the outer side bar of the frame. A spring28 isV carried' in .the frame 21 and has one end bearingagainst the innerside of the linger 26 to normally urge it outwardly andagainst a shoulder 29formed` `on the inner side of the frame. The finger 26 theref fore normally closes the frame, and may be urged inwardly byy pressing the shearsk or otherv article against the outer side of the finger.

lJreferably, the frame 2'1 and thefl'nger 26 forcement which'may be used to strengthen the frame, and which is bent to engage about thduninterrupted angles or corners` of the frame., n The-spring 2 4 is at oney side of the plate 10', preferably remote from thev spring finger 26 to permit of the uninterrupted passage of the blades of the shears, when the latter are forced', through the open` sidel of the fraame.r The plate l0 has at its opposite side from'that on which thespring 24 is mounted, a 'combined supportingshoulder and guide 31 which is in the form of a wedge- ,shaped block, the inclined face of which rises.v froml the outer edge of the plate 10 to the adjacent end of; the suspension frame 21 to? guide and direct the blades of the shears, and other articles,` into the open side of the framewhen. the latter-f is. swung outwardly. This` guider 31 prevents the blades of the shearsfroin striking against the shoulder 29 or the adjacenty end of ther` inner bar of the frame. i

As. shown in the. present instance, the guide 31 is in the form of al single piece of sheet metal which is suitably cut and stamped to provide the inclined facel and y a, plurality oftongues 32'byv means of which the guidemay bel secured to the plate lO. One side 33` of the guide 31 isy projected inwardly and adapted for engagement with they lowerv face of the frame 2l when the latter is swung outwardly.; This side 33y constitutes a, supporting shoulder for the frameand assists the spring shoulder 25y in holding the frame in proper positionv when the frame is submitted, to. strain incident to. the placing .remo-valof the shears. in

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apply ther device the garment 34, or the like, is. provided; with arpairv of spacedapart` buttonholes, or suitably. protected openingsr indicated at 3 5. and 3.6 in the drawing.v 'The tonguell isy inserted inthe opening 3,5and the4 edgeVV ofkr the opening fits` in the pocket 12. The thumb screw is relaxed fronitheplate 10 and the slide 15.- i's movedy upwardly against. the back. ofY the plate to permitfthe engagement of thev tongue 16 through, the opposite opening 3,6. The slide 15fis nowextended so astoengage thelower edge of.. the,y opening, 3.6- in the pocket `1.7..

The. thumb vscrew. 18 isnow tightened, and the. slide` ,is held Asecurely against .the plate l0. The tongues 11 and 16 now firmly hold 65 the attaching plate 10 to the garment.

If a pair of shears is being used and it is desired to momentarily place the same at rest or to free the hands thereof, it is only necessary to swing the shears downwardly and engage the same against the open side or fingerv 26 of the frame, the finger 26 swinging inwardly and permitting the shears to enter the suspension frame. The shears may now be released when the same will fall through the suspension frame until the handles enga-ge the frame to thus support the shears The shears may be readily withdrawn by raisingl the same out of the frame. Thefinger 26 is preferably located at the outer side of the framel when the latter is applied to the garment, as shown in Fig.. 1.

It is of course understood that various changes. and modifications may be made in this construction without departing from the spirit of thel invention, such, changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A device vas specified,y comprising anattaching plate, a suspension frame pivotally mounted upon said plate and adapted to be swung` into extended position, means. for supportingr the frame in an extended position and a spring side in said frame adapted to yield upon engagement of an article thereagainst to permit the entrance of the article into the frame.

2..v A support asl specifi-ed, comprising an attaching'plate, a. suspension frame mountedl on the plate and having an open side, and a spring fingerv hinged at said, side for normally closing the same.

3. A support as specified, comprising an attaching plate, a supporting frame hinged at one side to the plate, a spring carried by the plate and engaging said frame to yieldingly hold it in extended and folded positions, said frame being open at one side, and a yielding finger carried: at said'side for normally closing said opening,`

4.. A. support as specified, comprising an attaching plate, a frame hingedl at yone side upon said plate, a. spring on the platel engaging said frame to yieldingl'y hold the frame in. folded: and extended positions, and a, shoulder on said spring for contact with said frame to support it when4 extended.

, 5. A support as specified, comprising an attaching plate provided with` aL rearwardly offset tongue at its upper end, a slide mounted on the lower end of said plate means for securing the slide in adjusted, position, said slide having arearwardly offset tongue extending ina direction op osite to saidL first tongue on the plate sai tongues bein adapted for engagement through space buttonholes, and a supporting frame oarmovable suspension frame carried upon the red upon the outer face of said plate. outer side of the plate for the reception of 6. A support as specified, comprising a an article to be suspended. 1U plate, tongues carried by the plate, means In testimony whereof I hereby ax my 5 for moving said tongues toward and from signature.

each other for engaging and holding the tongues inspaced-apart buttonholes, and a, WLLI M. JOHNSON.

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